Engineer

Noble Foods Home of the Happy Egg Co.

Noble Foods is a family-owned company which began in 1920 and includes successful milling, poultry, agriculture, and consumer foods businesses. Within this, Noble Foods owns several successful brands, including the UK’s biggest free-range egg brand the Happy Egg co., Big & Fresh and Purely Organic.

In a recent survey by Best Companies we were rated as one of the Top 10 companies to work for in the Food and Drink industry.

🕒 Shift Pattern: Continental Shift 7am - 6pm

💰 Salary: £43,000-46,000

What are we looking for?

We are looking to recruit energetic and passionate people to support the production team by receiving product into the factory; experience is not necessary as all training will be provided!

 We believe the most successful teams are formed from a diverse talent pool and we strive to employ a wide variety of individuals in our business, selecting the best qualified person for each role regardless of age, disability, gender, race, religion, sex, sexual orientation or any other protected characteristics.

Applicants for this position must be MULTI SKILLED ideally City & Guilds BTEC Level 3 or above in Electrical / Mechanical engineering. A recognized apprenticeship within a manufacturing environment would be extremely advantageous. All applicants must be self-motivated and have excellent communication skills. A minimum of 3 years experience of working within an automated production facility is essential for this position, whilst experience of working in the food / Brewery / FMCG.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

· Follow the company Health & Safety guidelines as outlined above

· Respond promptly to breakdowns and give feedback to production regarding expected downtime and planned corrective actions

· Work with production team at all levels to guide and train staff to identify potential improvements to OEE, breakdown reduction and improvement of machine standards and operation.

· Work with the engineering team to test, install and commission new equipment prior to ‘go live’ of the packing centre

· Conduct planned preventative maintenance and other equipment servicing as directed by the engineering manager

· Work closely with the fellow engineers and the production team to develop a dynamic and positive attitude to the challenges of a busy production department

· Focus on the key performance indicators (KPIs) identified by the Engineering Manager, and work towards achieving and surpassing agreed targets

· Ensure that all necessary documentation completed in full and on time.

· Attend team huddles or site meetings as requested identifying risks to the operation or personnel, areas of improvement in GMP or OEE.

· Complete any necessary training required for the role. The jobholder should be open to personal development.

· Identify areas of inefficiency and waste. In agreement with the Engineering Manager, implement and review the agreed changes

· Ensure all user training courses provided by the company are attended in full as required by the engineering lead, engineering manager, or packing centre manager. These may be in-house or externally provided

· Complete IOSH working safely and support in completing risk assessments in the department and for machinery

· The site is committed to being “audit-ready” at all times. Therefore, it is imperative that site hygiene, health & safety, and document control are always all in line with customer specifications

· Maintain a respectful and constructive working relationship with colleagues and managers

Training and Education:

The jobholder may be expected to complete training in the following areas. The requirements will be dependent on the jobholder’s previous experience, knowledge, qualifications, and the demands of the specific activities.

· Health & Safety – IOSH Working Safely, Behavioural safety, Near Miss and Hazard Reporting

· Technical and process training applicable to the role

· Manual handling

· Mechanical handling equipment where required

· HACCP

· Safe systems of work

· Food handling/hygiene

· IT Literate

What can we offer you?

• Overtime undertaken is payable at 1.25 of basic rate

• Free hot drinks on shift

• Service Awards

• Enhanced paternity and maternity

• Free life insurance

• Enhanced Sick Pay Scheme

• Access to Perkbox with a variety of discounts including a monthly freebie from Greggs or Café Nero

• Discounted eggs and chicken

• A Celebration day after 1 years service enjoy an extra day off to celebrate a life event, such as your birthday

• Access to DigiCare + - Annual Health Check, Digital GP Consultations, Nutritional Consultations, Second Health Opinion and Mental Health Consultations.

If you consider yourself to require reasonable adjustments to any part of our recruitment process, we invite you to share those requirements with us when completing your application. We will make every effort to ensure your needs are met to provide a fair and transparent process of assessment.